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The latest from the Seattle Mariners
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Mariners notebook: Another bullpen shuffle as Seattle begins life without Fernando Rodney
Shannon Drayer | August 23, 2015 12:21 pmIt's another day and another reliever in the mix for the Mariners, plus news and notes.
Lineups: Mariners-White Sox, Game 3
August 23, 2015 10:09 amKyle Seager is moved down to sixth in the batting order for the final game of the Mariners' series against the White Sox at 1:10 on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Mariners designate Fernando Rodney for assignment
Brent Stecker | August 22, 2015 9:17 pmThe Mariners designated embattled former closer Fernando Rodney for assignment as well as optioned fellow right-handed reliever Danny Farquhar to Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Mariners notebook: Nelson Cruz nearing historic season for Seattle
Brent Stecker | August 22, 2015 2:53 pmIn a season held back by issues in the bullpen and an inconsistent offense, a remarkable first year in a Mariners uniform for slugger Nelson Cruz has been somewhat overlooked.
Lineups: M's vs. White Sox, Game 2
Brent Stecker | August 22, 2015 1:10 pmMark Trumbo was scratched from the Mariners' lineup shortly before the second game of their series vs. the White Sox at 6:10 on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Mariners notebook: Joe Beimel to DL, Charlie Furbush has setback
Brent Stecker | August 21, 2015 3:30 pmThe Mariners' already shaky bullpen was done no favors Friday with Joe Beimel hitting the disabled list with shoulder inflammation and Charlie Furbush receiving tough news about the injury that has sidelined him since early July.
Lineups: M's vs. White Sox, Game 1
Brent Stecker | August 21, 2015 2:38 pmPerennial AL Cy Young Award candidates Felix Hernandez and Chris Sale will face off in the first game of the Mariners' home series with the White Sox, set for 7:10 on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik keeps focus forward, not on rumors
Shannon Drayer | August 20, 2015 1:43 pmDespite a disappointing 2015 Mariners season and speculation swirling that changes could be made, Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik isn't paying attention to rumors.
Mariners notebook: Rookie Ketel Marte drawing favorable reviews
Shannon Drayer | August 19, 2015 9:54 amMariners manager Lloyd McClendon talks about what he's seen form rookie Ketel Marte, a look back at the fielding of bunts on Monday and a look at what's next for left-hander James Paxton.
Mariners notebook: James Paxton shows progress
Shannon Drayer | August 18, 2015 5:29 pmMariners left-hander James Paxton took another big step forward on Tuesday, throwing a simulated game in Texas. Plus news and notes, including Carson Smith's growing pains.
Mariners notebook: A different look for Hisashi Iwakuma
Shannon Drayer | August 17, 2015 3:57 pmHisashi Iwkauma has added to his pitching arsenal, plus news and notes including Jesus Montero at third?
Lineups: Mariners-Rangers, Game 1
Brent Stecker | August 17, 2015 1:03 pmFranklin Gutierrez is back in the lineup hitting fifth and playing left field a day after hitting two homers for the Mariners in the opening game of their series in Texas, set for 5:05 on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Mariners-Red Sox series by the numbers
Shannon Drayer | August 16, 2015 9:43 pmBig numbers were put up in the Mariners three-game series in Boston.
Mariners notebook: Mike Montgomery available as bullpen short again
Shannon Drayer | August 16, 2015 10:22 amThe Mariners bullpen is once again short after having to eat excessive innings the past two days, so starter Mike Montgomery will be in the bullpen if needed.
Mariners notebook: James Paxton getting closer to a return
Shannon Drayer | August 15, 2015 9:23 amThere was a little bit of surprise news from the skipper Saturday morning regarding injured left-handed starter James Paxton.
Mariners notebook: No-hitter sinks in for Hisashi Iwakuma
Shannon Drayer | August 14, 2015 3:01 pmMariners starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, who threw a no-hitter on Wednesday, looks back at his history-making day, plus news and notes.
Mariners' lineup for series opener vs. Red Sox
Brady Henderson | August 14, 2015 11:17 amHere's the Mariners' lineup for their series opener against the Red Sox in Boston, which begins at 4:10 on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Hisashi Iwakuma tosses fifth no-hitter in Mariners history
Shannon Drayer | August 12, 2015 6:26 pmDespite throwing a career-high 118 pitches in his previous start and facing a tough Baltimore lineup, Hisashi Iwakuma tossed the first no-hitter of his career and the fifth in Mariners history.
Audio: Rick Rizzs' call of Hisashi Iwakuma's no-hitter
Brady Henderson | August 12, 2015 4:01 pmMariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs calls the final out of Hisashi Iwakuma's no-hitter, as heard on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Video: Kyle Seager's over-the-shoulder catch aides Hisashi Iwakuma's no-hitter
Brady Henderson | August 12, 2015 3:02 pmMariners third baseman Kyle Seager had a big hand in Hisashi Iwakuma's no-hitter, making an over-the-shoulder catch in foul territory to record the first out of the ninth inning.


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Garda Commissioner O'Sullivan's statement on death of Garda Anthony Golden.
"I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of my colleague in a fatal shooting incident this evening while carrying out their duties.
At this time my thoughts and prayers and those of the entire Garda service are with his family, friends and colleagues.
This incident highlights the unique nature of the job carried out by the men and women of An Garda Siochana, and the dangers they face every day.
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B1G Schedule and Notre Dame Updates
July 29, 2014
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MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) – Gopher Hockey has confirmed dates for the entire 2014-15 Big Ten schedule with all but one conference series being played on Friday-Saturday next season.
The following Big Ten series dates are now set – road series at Michigan (Jan. 9-10), home series vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 16-17), road series at Wisconsin (Jan. 30-31), home series vs. Ohio State (Feb. 6-7), home series vs. Michigan (Feb. 13-14) and the road series at Penn State (Feb. 20-21). The lone Thursday-Friday Big Ten series will be against Michigan State at Mariucci Arena, Feb. 26-27.
The home series with Michigan State (Dec. 5-6), road series at Ohio State (March 6-7) and home series against Penn State (March 13-14) remain unchanged.
Additionally, Minnesota's nonconference game against Notre Dame, originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8, has been moved to Sunday, Nov. 9.
Game times and television schedule will be announced at a later date. Schedule subject to change.
The 2014-15 season of Gopher Hockey marks the 93rd campaign in program history. Minnesota has won three-straight regular-season conference titles – a first for the Maroon & Gold – and has made two trips to the Frozen Four in the last three years.
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Letter: Clear to see
Tara Linn, Naples
Clear to see
Re: Letter from Lucas Alvarez on 287(g).
Alvarez suggests that 287(g) is only supported by those he terms as "anti-immigrants." He determines the law is bad by hinting anyone for 287(g) must be prejudiced.
Alvarez compares breaking the law by illegal immigration as akin to a minor traffic violation.
Consider this: once the illegal immigrant has stepped over the border, the first priority is to find work, which most likely has already been arranged with another lawbreaker who will hire undocumented workers. To do just about anything else, one must obtain identification, and the only way an illegal immigrant can do this is fraudulently.
The illegal immigrant will need a driver's license, and obtaining one will perpetrate another fraudulent crime. Applying for loans, enrolling children in school or applying for government programs or benefits all would involve fraudulent claims if you are in the country illegally.
Basically, if you step over the border illegally, every step you take after that is unlawful or illegitimate in some manner.
Don't make this a prejudicial issue. This is breaking the law, plain and simple, with expensive and perpetual negative consequences.
Some folks think personal marijuana use is less of an offense than a traffic ticket. If I want to walk down the street, smoking marijuana and wearing a flower in my hair, and I am arrested, does this indicate the cop discriminates against old hippies?
287(g) is simply not a discrimination issue. Stop trying to make it one.
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Steve Jobs
The fact that he doesn't try to redeem these flawed, fascinating figures—or even try to make you like them in the slightest way—feels like an…
The fact that he doesn't try to redeem these flawed, fascinating figures—or even try to make you like them in the slightest way—feels like an…
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that is so punishing to one's mental and physical being that the narrative should be divided…
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
A video interview with Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson.
A review of Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies" from its NYFF premiere last night.
An article about "The BlackWhite Love Play."
Our monthly series digs into the career of Wes Craven and comes out with his 3D 2010 film, "My Soul to Take".
A FFC review of "The Look of Silence."
A review of "A Girl at My Door".
A review of season two of FX's "Fargo."
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming including "Magic Mike XXL," "The Duke of Burgundy," "The Connection," and three Criterion releases.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
An interview with Patricia Clarkson, star of Learning to Drive.
A report on the Mickey Mouse Club reunion at D23.
An excerpt from the August issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room on "Charade."
The movie questionnaire and 2015 reviews of RogerEbert.com film critic Sheila O'Malley.
The movie questionnaire and 2015 reviews of RogerEbert.com film critic Godfrey Cheshire.
A critic looks back on the films that formed the way she reads cinema and life.
An interview with Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon, who directed "Best of Enemies," the opening night film at AFI Docs 2015.
Sam Elliott on typecasting; Why Paul Dano almost quit acting; R.I.P. Gill Dennis; Writing crime fiction changes your POV forever; Why people in old movies talk funny.
A reposting of Godfrey Cheshire's landmark essay in anticipation of the Critic's Forum at Ebertfest.
My mom and I both loved the Master of Suspense—in ways that seem different but were, ultimately, not unrelated in the least.
An interview with film critic Matt Fagerholm.
New era of multicultural television; Birdmen of Tinseltown; Ten required movies for 'Mad Men' cast and crew; Nimoy's photos changed my life; Nick Kroll is leaving because he can.
Roger Ebert's essay on film in the 1978 edition of the Britannica publication, "The Great Ideas Today."
A piece on the 1000-week run of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge."
Sheila writes: Awards season heats up! "Life Itself," Steve James' documentary about Roger Ebert, which premiered at Sundance last January, has been winning awards, appearing on a lot of End-of-the-Year lists, as well as being placed on the shortlist for an Academy Award. You can read more information about all of it on Rogerebert.com. Very exciting!
A discussion with the RogerEbert.com writers on the legacy of Sophia Loren.
Jana Monji reports on iconic actress Sophia Loren being honored at the 2014 AFI Fest.
Catching up with Treat Williams and William Forsythe on the NYFF screening of and Blu-ray release of "Once Upon a Time in America."
Sheila writes: Some long takes in cinema are gratuitous and flashy, some connect themselves to the theme of the movie, but all of them are fun to pick apart and deconstruct. The technological challenges are daunting and it's fun to see film-makers rise to those challenges. I came across a video analyzing 12 long takes in cinema, and it should be a fun jumping-off point for discussion. What are your favorite long takes?
RogerEbert.com contributor Godfrey Cheshire's landmark two-part series "Death of Film/Decay of Cinema" anticipated many of the changes that would later shake the medium to its core.
Jana Monji responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Nell Minow responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Sheila writes: Those of you attending Ebertfest, a note from Chaz:We will have our annual Ebert Club Meet and Greet at the Roger Ebert Film Festival, Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 8 am - 10 am in the Illini Union, General Lounge. Also invited are the Far Flung Correspondents and writers from Rogerebert.com. I look forward to seeing you there!


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Beaumont/Port Arthur
Southeast Texas has yet another Eagle Scout, and this one is helping his local first responders meet the challenges of rural county living.
Timothy Rhodes of Crew 95 in Cleveland, Texas, said after volunteering at his local volunteer fire department in North Liberty County, he decided to help the rural first responders for his Eagle Scout project.
"I helped on the rig (fire truck) for about six months before I joined," he said.
The Beaumont Public Schools Foundation's grant caravan visited local campuses Friday, May 3, to "grant" the wishes of a number of students and staff of BISD. Several grants were distributed during surprise presentations to the student and staff winners who applied for funding to be used for special projects at their schools.
Four students from Smith Middle School received grant awards along with six staff members from various campuses around Beaumont.
Beaumont has a new high-tech surgical facility in the growing West End.
At least 100 doctors, nurses and prospective patients gathered at Beaumont's new Victory Medical Center on Thursday, May 2, for the facility's grand opening.
CEO Becky Ames helped cut the ribbon and welcome guests to room after room of hors d'oeuvres and drinks, including salmon, leg of lamb and shrimp.
City Council members, healthcare workers and other staff showed off spacious surgical rooms, each designed to meet a flexible range of surgical needs.
Police say a naked man high on PCP broke into a family member's home Thursday morning, May 9.
U.S. Postal Service Houston District letter carriers will join together to Stamp Out Hunger across America by providing assistance to the millions of Americans who are struggling to put food on their tables every day.
(Lamar press release)
Lamar University is scheduled to confer a record 1,619 degrees at spring commencement Saturday, May 18, in the Montagne Center. President James Simmons will be the keynote speaker.
Police say they have found the man responsible for the murder of Nicholas Rosen, 22, of Bridge City, after a drug deal turned deadly in northern Beaumont.
Jefferson County sheriff's deputies are searching for a dangerous fugitive, 23-year-old Carlos Efren Rodriguez. According to information from JCSO, the known gang member is wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and should be considered armed and dangerous. No attempt should be made to detain him.
Girl Scouts would not be possible without the support of adults who guide and provide for local troops in the area. On Friday, April 26, local Girl Scout troops honored the adults who make the organization the success it is.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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Four secrets you might not know about e-mail.
Whether you're reading this column because you're an e-mail expert or a novice, chances are you have experienced the same thing at some point and time in your career: you need to get your e-mail to do something that seems impossible. If so, you are in luck, because this week's column is focused on revealing a few tricks of e-mail from behind the curtain. You might even find a magical solution to one of your e-mail needs if you keep reading.
And there you have it – just a few tips and tricks from behind the magical e-mail curtain. Hopefully you can put these to good use. Do you have a trick or tip to share? Comment and let's make a list.
Jeanniey Mullen is the vice president of marketing at NOOK by Barnes and Noble, focused on business growth and customer acquisition.
Prior to her role at NOOKTM Jeanniey launched a wearables fashion technology company called Ringblingz. Before getting into the wearables business, Jeanniey was the chief marketing officer (CMO) of Zinio, where she grew the business by more than 427 percent, into one of the largest global digital newsstands. Other notable roles in her career include her involvement as the executive director and senior partner at OgilvyOne, where she led the digital Dialogue business and worked with Fortune 50 brands including IBM, Unilever, and American Express, and being a general manager at Grey Direct. At Grey Direct Jeanniey launched the first email marketing division of a global advertising agency. Prior to her time in advertising, Jeanniey spent seven years in retail leading a variety of groups from Consumer Relations and Operations, to Collections and Digital at JCPenney.
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Among the amendments, NFA is eliminating certain existing exclusions from compliance with NFA's forex requirements, with the result that all NFA members engaging in retail forex transactions will be subject to the applicable NFA forex requirements (subject to a limited exemption for futures commission merchants (FCMs) whose forex activities are limited to hedging currency risk for their futures customers). Currently, NFA's retail forex requirements do not apply to FCMs and introducing brokers that are also registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as broker-dealers.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|15 Apr 2004
|Filing date
|7 Apr 2003
|Priority date
|6 Apr 2002
|Publication number
|Marc Camporeale, Kiho Shin
|Original Assignee
|Marc Camporeale, Kiho Shin
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (23), Classifications (6), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
[0001] This application claims the benefit and is a conversion of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/370,287 filed Apr. 6, 2002.
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of advertising of products in retail stores, and more particularly to a system whereby advertisers send an electronic network-based advertisement to a selected advertising venue for a selected time period, in or near the location where the advertised product is being offered for sale.
[0003] The broad field of retail promotion advertising has gone through many changes from the time of posting a printed flyer inside a store window to the contemporary development of elaborate displays that are situated in the middle of a store's floor space and are designed to stimulate interest and unplanned purchases of the product being promoted. Retail promotion advertising, is defined as advertising that is geared to drive customers to a particular retail establishment, also known as a public retailing venue, in order to consummate the purchase and/or is placed at the point of purchase to assure that the chosen product is kept foremost in the consumer's mind. This medium relies on a mixture of media delivered both outside and inside the retail environment. Examples of media that are delivered outside the retail environment are: free standing inserts in Sunday newspapers, local television and radio advertising, outdoor advertising on billboards. Examples of media that are delivered inside the retail environment are: paper posters placed in the windows of stores, examples of products on sale placed in the windows of stores, elaborate point-of-purchase displays that stand in the middle of stores' floor space, highlighting the promoted product. In recent years, retailers have, in an attempt to enhance the shopper's in-store experience and induce greater browsing time and incremental sales, implemented electronic media such as in-store radio and television networks, delivered by various media. These networks provide advertising messages to browsing shoppers, with the goal of having them stop, pay attention to the message and buy where they may not have without the signage.
[0004] While these new in-store networks are utilizing digital media to effect sales increases, they are essentially modifications of the established, centralized model of broadcast and cable TV and radio networks. In this model Content must be produced in a very specific format. The advertiser submits a desired plan to a human representative of the medium, and the human representative sets about fashioning the content and the general stated desires into a media schedule, format and editorial environment that seems to satisfy the advertiser's objectives. In this model, the advertiser is always at the mercy of the human planner to see that the desired schedule is implemented. Accordingly, the specifics of exactly how the schedule is implemented with regard to which actual time slots that carry the advertiser's messages is ultimately controlled by the human contact at the medium and not the advertiser. It would thus be advantageous to create an advertising system which allows the advertiser to control programmed advertising parameters such as time and place of the running of the advertisement based on the availability of time inventory as administered by a centralized time slot reservation database and software application for these retail promotion advertising systems. The innovation that this delivers to the advertiser is an unprecedented degree of control and ability to target specific locations based on data that is made freely available to subscribers to the system.
[0005] It would be an additional advantage of such a system to allow the advertiser to create content that can span from the exceedingly simple, such as a static html page, to the highly complex, such as a streamed TV commercial. This permits a range of flexibility for the advertiser and unprecedented control over production time, cost and richness of media, so all can be optimized to meet the requirements of each specific advertising campaign.
[0006] Hence, the present invention recognizes that it would be commercially beneficial to display electronically generated advertising in the advertiser's selected public retail venues using a system that allows the advertisers to directly control the time allocation and format of medium that they are choosing to run in those venues.
[0007] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide computer generated advertising at public retailing venues that allows advertisers to directly control the time allocation that they are choosing to run in those venues.
[0008] It is a further object of the present invention to provide computer generated advertising to be displayed through computer display devices that allow advertisers the broad range of production options that are allowed by standardizing such a system around common web browser-compatible media.
[0009] It is a further object of the present invention to provide computer generated advertising to be displayed through computer display devices that are capable of responding to the unique demands of such a user-controlled system.
[0010] It is an additional object of the present invention to provide computer generated advertising through a network of retail stores that taken as a group, present a unique opportunity for advertisers who may market products across numerous retail channels, to accomplish retail promotion advertising across all viable channels, using a single resource.
[0011] These and other objects will become more apparent from the description of the invention to follow.
[0012] The present invention provides a system for electronic display advertising in various public retailing venues. A number of display advertising venues are established and appropriate large size display equipment is set up and tested for reliability. Display equipment involves a computer for receiving and processing a signal and a display unit, such as a monitor, a television, or a screen and projector. A system operator contacts potential display venue owners and establishes a listing of venues and times for advertising as well as information regarding venue vicinity traffic. A number of advertisers select advertising venues and times and provide advertisements in the form of static or URL based website content to a server. The system operator inspects all new and revised advertisements for compliance with established rules. Approved advertisements are stored at a server that is controlled by the advertiser or by the system operator and is in electronic communication through a network with advertisers and with venues.
[0013] Selected advertisements are displayed at the selected times and venues.
[0014]FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a computerized advertising network.
[0015]FIG. 2 is a flowchart depicting a process by which an advertising venue becomes available to electronic advertising.
[0016]FIG. 3 is a flowchart depicting a process by which an advertiser obtains access to the system, selects advertising venues and times, assigns content to run in those venues and times and transmits advertising to a server.
[0017] FIGS. 3(a) through (f) provide enhanced detail on the functionality described in FIG. 3.
[0018]FIG. 4 is a flow chart that portrays the Icycle of software and hardware activity and interaction that occurs between the advertising venue display unit(s), the online scheduling and content assignment system, and the server(s) that store(s) the content ultimately destined to play on the display units. This cycle portrays the steps which the machinery implements in order to deliver the desired result of playing the correct content on the correct display unit at the correct time.
[0019]FIG. 5 is an exemplary advertising time and venue utilization chart.
[0020] A public advertising venue is, according to the preferred embodiment, a retail store that has a window or other section of vertical real estate that faces out onto pedestrian traffic entering or passing by the venue. Some examples of appropriate display advertising venues for the present invention include stores located in shopping centers, stores in shopping malls, "big box" stand-alone stores, stores on city or town streets or avenues. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for utilizing these and other public retailing venues for the display of electronically generated advertisements.
[0021] In order for an advertising venue to receive and display electronic advertising, the venue needs a connection link to a network and a display unit. Such a connection must also have a computer and at least one display screen connected to the link. If the venue is large, the display screen may be large, possibly using projection techniques. Alternatively, screen images can be produced by a digital film projector connected to a basic computer. Screens up to as large as 60 feet between opposing diagonal corners are available under current technology. The projection process is operable as a front lit or rear lit system. If such display equipment is used in an outdoor venue, a weather-protective housing, or cover, is needed. A standard building or a polymer cover is considered satisfactory.
[0022]FIG. 1 illustrates schematically a display advertising system 1-02 wherein a plurality of advertising generators 1-07 and 1-06 and a plurality of display units 1-03 and 1-04 are connected by a network 1-05, for example the Internet. An advertising generator such as identified by numbers 1-07 and 1-06 is an individual or entity that creates and submits advertising for display. A display unit such as identified by numbers 1-03 and 1-04 is a receiving and processing computer with an associated apparatus for displaying images, for example a monitor and/or a projector and screen for viewing. Although the example illustrated and described herein shows two advertising generators and two display units, this distribution is presented by way of an example and is not to be judged a limitation on the scope of the invention. Variation in the number of advertising generators and display units, including having a different of one compared to the other, is clearly contemplated. It is also contemplated that multiple display units may be located at one venue.
[0023] As will be described below, each of advertising generators 1-07 and 1-06, after agreeing to be a participant in display advertising system 1-02, creates one or more advertisements which are submitted for approval, and are then sent to various advertising venues at selected times. The selected venues, while typically chosen by the participant advertising generator, does not need to be so chosen, and instead, the system operator may make the venue selections (possibly by some criteria specified by the participant).
[0024] A server 1-01 is also connected to network 1-05 and acts as a storage medium and connective focus to receive advertisements from advertising generators 1-07, 1-06 and provides such advertisements to advertising venue display units 1-03, 1-04. This server 1-01, may be a server or servers, owned and administered by the system operator, or may be representative of server(s) that each advertiser owns or otherwise controls for the purpose of storing and serving its own ads. Advertisements can vary between static HTML displays, animated displays, and/or are linked to live URLs. Obviously, all such displays can include audio.
[0025] Referring now to FIG. 2, the process by which an advertising venue is brought into the system is described. An advertising venue provider is evaluated and approved for inclusion in the network. Once approved, the advertising venue provider signs an agreement, 2-01, and gives the system operator a range of information that is pertinent to the effective implementation of the system, for example, entity identification, type of venue (drugstore, supermarket etc.), type and size of display area where the display units will be used, etc. The venue provision agreement is customized to take into account the current status of the advertising venue with respect to computer and display equipment and network access availability. A determination is made in step 2-03 whether an acceptable level of network connection, i.e. speed and bandwidth, presently exists in the venue. If yes, step 2-04 is passed over. If no, the venue providing entity obtains an acceptable level of network connectivity in step 2-04 or may be provided one by the system operator. Thereafter, the venue owner rents or purchases computer reception and display equipment at step 2-05, or the system operator may elect to provide the equipment, installation and servicing of same at its cost.
[0026] Once the connectability is established and the equipment is available, a beta test program is begun in step 2-06 to verify the efficacy of the system. A beta test refers to a test of the connection quality and the receiving and displaying equipment by use of a "dummy" advertisement for performance evaluation. A determination is made in step 2-08 as to whether the venue is ready for displaying advertisements. If yes, the venue is added in step 2-09 to a list of venue inventory that is made available to advertisers, and the system stops. If no necessary repairs or adjustments are made in step 2-07 and the system recycles to step 2-06 to redo the beta test. The system operator additionally trains individuals in the advertising venues to operate the equipment so as to be able to more efficiently correct faults. Once all has been tested, in step 2-02 the venue operator is provided with an account, password and access to log-on to the system.
[0027] The present invention also anticipates that any one venue may have multiple display units. In such a case, the preferred embodiment is for all of the display units to show the same advertisements at the same time. However, this does not have to be the case, and, for example, multiple advertisements can run on different monitors at different times; although in such cases, provision will preferably be made to not allow the venue to run display units too close to each other, so as to avoid a competitive viewing atmosphere amongst paying advertisers. Further, for large venues (i.e., multi-level or multi-department stores, or stores having many street level window displays, or sports arenas having many different types of vendor stands, such as food and gift stands), the system operator may list the venue as two or more venues, so as to allow for the running of different advertisements at different locations of the venue at the same time.
[0028] Referring now to FIG. 3, a flowchart is shown for the process that is used in establishing an advertising campaign for an authorized advertiser. An advertiser becomes authorized by undergoing an evaluation by a human representative of the system operator, and is evaluated for credit worthiness, is required to supply key contact personnel, and in step 3-21, signs a written agreement at agreeing to adhere to the terms and conditions of the system operator. Part of this agreement requires advertiser to provide a "default URL" displaying a simple, static web page that will be utilized as "placeholder content" to hold ad space that is reserved in advance, or to fill in time slots that the advertiser may have neglected to assign proper content to. This is required as part of the information registration process. Upon approval, the advertiser is assigned a username and password by the system operator's human representative. The advertiser logs on to the system at step 3-22. The system permits the user to access several areas of functionality from this point. In step 3-23, all of advertiser's relevant information including its negotiated cost per minute rate, is entered into the system's administrative database by the system operator. Advertiser does not have access to the administrative database and cannot view, edit or delete its contents without express permission from the system operator.
[0029] The primary area of activity outlined in FIG. 3, is Creation of the Media Plan 3-01. To this end, the system asks at step 3-02 for the advertiser to select the venues and time frames desired. The advertiser enters venue selection criteria in step 3-02.
[0030] For an example of a more detailed outline of the options that are provided, attention is now directed to 3-02 and FIG. 3(a). As illustrated, the first group of fields are designated as "FIND BY PLACE" and allow for searching by Zip Code, City, State or MSA (Major Statistical Area i.e. New York Metropolitan Area) which may encompass more than one city or state. This is followed by the ability to choose a particular venue by name, such as "CVS" or an entire category of retailer, such as "Drugstore". Following this is the grouping of fields designated as "FIND BY TIME" providing parameters of Start and End date and different time periods within the average broadcast day that can be selected. To successfully proceed through the selection process, the advertiser is required to enter at least a start and end date, and may search based on those criteria only, or may narrow the search as much as desired by entering criteria in each of the aforementioned fields. After making the desired choices, the "FIND MEDIA" button is touched to move to the next screen, where the venues that meet the selection criteria are listed.
[0031] Referring back to step 3-02 of FIG. 3, if desired, after performing the search of basic criteria in 3-02, the advertiser can narrow the search parameters further by proceeding to step 3-03 in order to select by other qualitative criteria such as traffic levels, demographic makeup of the venue etc. Or, advertiser may go directly to 3-04. When complete with criteria selection, either after 3-03 or directly after 3-02, and the advertiser has clicked on the FIND MEDIA button the search results are displayed at step 3-04. For greater detail on how these results are displayed, refer to FIG. 3(b). The table shown under the heading, 3 b-01 entitled "MEDIA SEARCH RESULTS" displays a sample list of venues that resulted from the search. By clicking on "KEEP SELECTED", 3 b-02, advertiser can go back and add to the list by doing another search by clicking on 3 b-03 'FIND MORE" resulting in action 3-19, which sends the advertiser back to step 3-02. Alternatively, advertiser can trim the list presented in 3-04 and delete from it by checking the selection boxes 3 b-04 and then clicking on 'DELETE SELECTED", 3 b-05.
[0032] Once this list of viable candidates—venues that have available time in the parameters set forth in the search selection—has been finalized, and the advertiser is satisfied with 3-04, the advertiser clicks 3 b-06 "CONTINUE", which takes him to 3-06 of FIG. 3, requiring that advertiser specify desired unit size, frequency, proximity. For greater detail on what occurs in 3-06, refer to FIG. 3(c).
[0033] Under 3 c-01, entitled "MEDIA SUMMARY," advertiser must then indicate the specifics of the media plan it wants to implement. These specifics include:3 c-02, Unit size, which as stated earlier can be any unit of time divisible by 6 seconds, between 6 and 60 seconds, 3 c-03, Units/hour or how many advertising units per hour it wants to reserve, 3 c-04, Minimum proximity, allowing the advertiser to stipulate that its ad units cannot be closer than x units to each other. For example, if the advertiser stipulates a minimum proximity of 3 units and chooses an interval and ad unit of 12 seconds, and a frequency of 20 per hour, the system will attempt to reserve twenty 12 second advertisements every hour of the schedule that has been stipulated by the search criteria, and that none of these 12 second advertisements will run with less than 36 seconds—in this scenario, the equivalent of 3 units (3�12 seconds)—between them. The other elements shown in the MEDIA SUMMARY, 3 c-05, Total Days, Total Locations, Hrs/Day and Total Hrs. are all automatically drawn from the database of venue information, desired and displayed in 3-04, MEDIA SEARCH RESULTS. Turning again back to FIG. 3, in step 3-07, the advertiser touches the 3C-13, "CALCULATE UNITS" button. Then the system multiplies all the elements presented and entered in 3 c-01 to derive 3 c-06, the total number of Units this campaign will consume. This is divided by the multiple that combined with the unit size selected, results in one minute. For example, in the case of a six second unit, the multiple would be 10. Dividing 3 c-06 by this multiple yields, 3 c-07, the total number of minutes that the designated plan will consume. The system automatically retrieves advertiser's contracted cost per minute rate at 3 c-08 from 3-25, the administrative database, and produces the cost that the given media plan will total at 3 c-09. If this is acceptable at 3-23 of FIG. 3, the advertiser clicks on the "ACCEPT MEDIA PLAN" button 3 c-10, and the system processes the order. Once this is done, the advertiser, has effectively "purchased" the time, as the time slots are removed from free inventory and are no longer available for other advertisers. The cash value of the time purchased is automatically recorded and an invoice is generated against the advertiser's account.
[0034] At this point, 3-08, advertiser has 2 options, it can save the media plan and STOP, at 3-20 (and resume later going straight from 3-22 Logon, to 3-15 Edit existing plan), or advertiser can Select Campaign at 3-09. Select Campaign 3-09 is the second step of the ad placement process, in which the advertiser assigns the content to the media plan created and will be discuss in more detail below.
[0035] An alternative approach illustrated in to FIG. 3, at step 3-04, provides an option that the advertiser may choose with regard to the preferred method of allocating the media time desired. The prior described methodology involved choosing a found set of venues, establishing general parameters regarding size of unit, proximity of units, times of day and other qualitative metrics if desired, and then distributing in as even a fashion possible, given available inventory and slot allocations, across the found venues and time spans. Alternatively, an advertiser can, after achieving the found set of venues that correspond to the other search criteria, 3-05, view time inventory that the system has allocated, for each venue. For a more detailed outline of this process, refer to FIG. 3(d). The system permits the advertiser to drill down to the 3 d-01 Day, or the 3 d-06 hour, minute and seconds, in which its proposed ad plan will run. Prior to step 3-08, when the media plan is accepted and purchased, these allocations are temporary and can be redone without any cost. At step 3-06, the only data that would appear would be the time frames in 3 d-06, the data field referenced by 3 d-07 would be blank. If the advertiser goes into 3 d-01, VIEW DAY mode at step 3-08, the data field referenced 3 d-07 would be filled with the advertiser's default URL; the system will at that point allow editing of URL information but will not allow for the retraction of the actual time slots as these have been purchased and taken off the market. If the advertiser goes into 3 d-01, VIEW DAY mode after 3-11, the data in 3 d-07 would be filled with the advertiser's URLs chosen specifically for the given campaign that had been allocated to these slots, as per the current illustration. Advertiser may choose to edit the content of these slots on a one-by-one basis by utilizing 3 d-04, the "REPLACE SELECTED WITH NEW URL" function. Accordingly URLs that were loaded can just be deleted, 3 d-05, in which case the default URL will automatically be re-assigned to the slot until new content is re-loaded. This VIEW DAY function also allows the advertiser to view ALL slots within a given time frame at 3 d-08. In this mode, every six second interval is displayed in the left TIME field, 3 d-14, and the URL field, 3 d-15, lists 3 types of information: slots that are not yet reserved by anyone—OPEN; slots that are reserved by an entity other than advertiser—TAKEN; slots that are reserved by advertiser—www.advertisers-campaignurl1.com, www.advertisers-campaignurl2.com etc. Advertiser can tailor presence in any given day, using these tools. When satisfied with day's layout, can SAVE DAY at 3 d-10. Also accessible from this module is 3 d-11, the ability to view all dates for which the advertiser has presence within the given venue, or to 3 d-12 the ability to view all venues in which the advertiser has presence during a given date. When all is acceptable, advertiser clicks on 3 d-13, ACCEPT CAMPAIGN.
[0036] Referring back to FIG. 3, it is also illustrated that at step 3-08, where the media plan is accepted and purchased, any slots reserved in that plan which are not filled by the process described in 3-09, 3-10 and 3-11, shall be identified as vacant at 3-16, and will be filled with the default URL at 3-17 as a placeholder until such time that advertiser re-enters the system and goes to 3-15 to Edit the existing plan.
[0037] In step 3-07, the system calculates the total time and total cost of the advertising campaign and in step 3-23 compares the cost to available funds or credit provided by the advertiser on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. If the credit is insufficient, additional funds or credit is requested and the system rejects the purchase and cycles back to step 3-02, prompting advertiser to input new Venue and Time selection criteria so that the resulting buy will not exceed available funds or credit. If there is sufficient credit, the advertiser is taken to step 3-08 to approve or disapprove the cost. If approved, the schedule of venues and time slots therein is saved as a "media plan". If the advertiser does not approve at step 3-08, the system cycles advertiser back at step 3-24 to step 3-02 prompting to re-enter venue and time selection parameters. If the advertiser does not wish to revise, the system stops with a sign-off message to the advertiser (not shown).
[0038] In FIG. 3, step 3-26 describes the actions of the advertiser's production operator, in preparing the content to be properly found and referenced by the system. This process is illustrated in greater detail in FIG. 3(e). The example illustrates the process by which content that has been created for running in the advertising campaign is uploaded by advertiser's content production operator, to be made available to the individual who is placing the media plan. Advertiser's content production operator is provided a password that only allows access to this content upload module. Username and password is entered at 3 e-01 to enter the system. Information from the production operator's personnel record is also automatically entered into the reference fields shown at 3 e-03. Step 3 e-02, "CREATE NEW CAMPAIGN" is the default setting for this module. A CAMPAIGN is a meta-term referencing one or more specific ads—individual URLs or statif files—that relate to the campaign them. When creating a new campaign the production operator proceeds to step 3 e-04, and enters the name of the product and the campaign name that the ad about to be selected will be referenced under. Operator then proceeds to step 3 e-05, to choose a URL or file that is desired for the specific ad that is to be included as part of the campaign. Operator touches the button 3 e-11, to access the server 1-01, on which the content is stored, allowing him to locate the specific file. Once selected, the system automatically fills in the URL (or file name), the TILE TYPE and the FILE SIZE. The production operator must assign the AD NAME and TIME that the content will play by entering this data into the corresponding fields. When done, the production operator clicks on the "ADD NEW CONTENT" button, the new ad, it's URL and its relevant information is loaded to the display table, 3 e-06. This table displays the URL address, the AD NAME and TIME designated by the operator and the FILE TYPE, and FILE SIZE from the fields in which these data were originally displayed, in 3 e-05. Once a URL is in this table it can be, 3 e-07, viewed, 3 e-08 deleted, or 3 e-09 edited. Accordingly, If the operator wants to edit an existing campaign, the CAMPAIGN and PRODUCT NAME are entered at step 3 e-04 and the 3 e-10 EDIT CAMPAIGN is clicked to retrieve the desired campaign.
[0039] Referring now to step 3-09 and 3-10 of FIG. 3, these steps assume that appropriate URLs required for the media plan that has just been purchased, have been created and loaded into the system by the production operator in 3-26, and are now waiting, ready to be assigned. In step 3-09 the campaign is identified and in step 3-10 the specific URLs that are desired are chosen. For more detail on the process referenced in 3-09 and 3-10, refer to FIG. 3(f). At 3 f-01 the advertiser clicks on the PRODUCT field. This pulls up a list of product names for which this advertiser's production staff has created and stored campaigns in the system. Advertiser selects one product, and this in turn pulls up a list of campaign names in the CAMPAIGN field that advertiser's production staff has created and stored, relating to the selected product. Advertiser then clicks on the name of the campaign desired, effectively selecting that campaign. This in turn prompts the system to load, at 3 f-03, the basic information relating to all the content that has been created for each ad that comprises that campaign. This information includes the URL and the specific name of the advertisement. At 3 f-03, the advertiser checks off the "select" boxes to indicate which of the URLs is desired for running in the chosen media plan. When these choices have been made, at 3 f-04, the DISTRIBUTE SELECTED button is clicked and the URLs are wedded to their designated time slots.
[0040] If multiple URLs are selected, they will play in sequence and then loop back until done. If the campaign was the aforementioned 12 second spot, with 36 second intervals, the first spot of the day, will play the first URL in the list, the next will play the second, the next will play the third, and the fourth spot will loop back to play the first URL again and so on.
[0041] After the campaign has been distributed to the media plan, the advertiser has the option to go back into the system at any time prior to the date of the first time slot in the plan and prior to any blackout period that the system operator may set prior to this date (i.e. no changes within 72 hours of the display date), and change the URLs that are allocated to the plan. Advertiser selects 3-15, "EDIT MEDIA PLAN" and then goes back into the prior described sequence of choosing URLs for content that will be distributed throughout the plan.
[0042] Note that the URLs for the content that appears at the designated times, can be based on any server to which the system operator has been given access. This access can be accomplished internally, communicating with a server that resides within the system operator's or a server that is owned and operated by the Advertiser. This access can be to a variety of possible networks including: Local Area Network, or over a proprietary Wide Area Network, over a wireless network, or over the public internet.
[0043] While it is anticipated that the step of selecting advertising venues and times will usually be done by the advertiser, the present system also contemplates that this process may be done by the system operator who has been given the advertiser's criteria, including cost allowances (not shown).
[0044] Referring back again to FIG. 3, it is shown that after the advertisement is submitted in step 3-11, an inspection of the content of the advertisement is conducted by the system operator in step 3-12. Such an inspection is done of the advertisement to avoid inclusion of such objectionable content as profanity, obscenity, offensive language, libelous statements, statements against the interest of the host venue, etc. If the advertisement is approved in step 3-12, the advertisement is cleared for downloading by the display units, saved to server 1-01 (FIG. 1) and the system stops with a sign-off message to the advertiser. If the advertisement is not approved in step 3-12, a rejection is issued in step 3-13, and the advertiser may revise the advertisement in step 3-15, and resubmit in step 3-09 to be reinspected in step 3-12. The system is designed to insure that no new or revised advertisement is placed into the server or displayed publicly without prior approval of its content. It is also to be understood that this approval process is not anticipated to happen instantaneously, but that instead the system operator's content review staff will review all advertisements, which process will take time. Accordingly, in the real world, steps 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14 (and back again) will actually result in the system providing a sign-off notice to the submitting advertiser immediately after step 3-11, advising the advertiser that the advertisement will now be submitted to the system operator's content review team, and that if the advertiser has questions or wants to know the status of the review, it can inquire at www.advenue.com (fictitious website for purpose of example) and enter the transaction reference number to obtain the status.
[0045] Referring now to FIG. 4, the flowchart shows the cycle of communications that occurs between 4-01, the venues display units, and the rest of the network. This cycle begins and ends at the Venue Display Unit. The objective of this cycle is to retrieve and broadcast the correct content at the correct time in the correct place. Content is STORED in 4-04, servers that hold campaign files, ADMINISTERED, via 4-03, the System, and DISPLAYED on 4-01, the Venue Display Units. Every night or day, each venue 4-01, on the network activates step 4-02, and automatically communicates with the System, via the live internet link. The System directs each venue display unit to pull the appropriate content off of the appropriate server(s) in 4-04. This content is 4-05, sent to the venue display and copied onto the venue display unit. The task STOPS. The system then STARTS again and completes its cycle at 4-07, the Display Date, at which time the previously loaded content plays out on the intended output device, at the scheduled time, in the scheduled location.
[0046] Referring now to FIG. 5, an abbreviated, simplified chart shows a sampling of venues and times for displaying advertisements. The time values indicated in the chart reflect 6 second intervals for displaying advertisements. That is, an advertisement may be displayed for six seconds only, for two or more consecutive six second intervals or for a series of connected or disconnected six second intervals or multiples thereof. In the preferred embodiment, advertisements are in substantially exact six second increments. The chart indicates a time sequence extending from Monday, 9:00 to Time "T" with a series of venues 1, 2 . . . N listed across the top. Advertisements A, B, C and D have been inserted in a hypothetical distribution such that in venue 1 advertisement A is to be displayed for six seconds, advertisement B is displayed for 18 seconds, there is a gap of 12 seconds, and advertisement C is displayed for six seconds. Advertisements A, B, C and D may or may not originate at the same advertiser. Similar arrangements are shown in relation to venue 2 and venue 3 with advertisements A, B and D. Whatever open time periods remain in the inventory are distributed in whatever manner deemed appropriate by the system operator, according to the executed agreement. The previously referenced default URL is required for every entity that reserves time on the system, for example "Your ad can be shown here. Contact us at (email address, etc.) for more information," is inserted into unused times for various venues. Thus, it is understood that the venue provider must have a prepared filler advertisement available at the time the venue is activated to utilize open time periods, as does any registered advertiser, as does the system operator itself. The system is configured so that a chart of all venues and available display times or a chart of times during which a specific venue is unoccupied can be displayed to an advertiser as discussed above for the advertiser to make selections.
[0047] The information comprising the venue and time chart is accessed by the display unit corresponding to the demised venue. The computer within the display unit is programmed to automatically access the dynamic, live internet connection at a specific time every day for the purpose of accessing the schedule of content that has been designated to run in every six second interval in the forthcoming day or a day further in the future. The preferred embodiment allows for the computer within the display unit to perform this task 36 hours in advance of the time when the content will be scheduled to run. According to this embodiment, the computer within the display unit will continually be storing 2 days worth of scheduled content. However, the system can be programmed to communicate with the system at any interval prior to the scheduled display time of the allocated content. On each day in which the system will be live, the display unit will respond to a software program that turns the electrical power on for the imaging device in the display unit, such as a projector or a monitor, and proceeds to display the scheduled content that was previously retrieved from the server and saved onto the computer within the display unit.
[0048] According to the electronic display advertising system described herein, a network connection, the required hardware, electrical power, local signage permits if needed, and appropriate service and insurance coverage must be provided by either the venue owner or the system operator or both. The system operator specifies and approves the display equipment to ensure uniform quality throughout the system. The advertiser is responsible for generating and submitting advertisements and for paying a fee for each time period in which an advertisement is displayed at a location. The system operator is responsible for training venue entity personnel, verifying the initial operation of the venue equipment, obtaining advertisers, inspecting advertising content and invoicing for display times. The venue-providing entity receives a portion of the advertising fees for that venue and the system operator receives the balance. In a first embodiment, display fees are constant for all venues and all times. In a second embodiment, display fees differ to reflect the fact that different venues and times are more desired than others. In a third embodiment, displays fees are set according to historical viewer traffic at each venue. In a fourth embodiment, display fees are set according to total volume of time purchased in a single commitment. In a fifth embodiment, display fees are set according to the frequency by which time is purchased.
[0049] While the present invention is described with respect to specific embodiments thereof, it is recognized that various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention, which is more clearly and precisely defined by reference to the claims appended hereto.
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Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary (1822 or 1828O.S. – February 5, 1880) was an Indian astronomer at the Madras Observatory. He discovered the variable star R Reticuli in 1867.
Early life[edit]
Little is known about Chary's personal life. It is believed that he was born in Madras in about 1822.[1] However, in official records, his birthdate has been recorded as 1828.[1] Chary's ancestors were Hindu astronomers who prepared Hindu astrological almanacs called Panchangams.[1] He lived in Nungambakkam and joined the Madras Observatory in 1840 as a "coolie" under T. G. Taylor.[1]
By 1864, Chary had gathered enough knowledge of mathematics to be appointed as astronomer at the observatory.[1] He forged a productive partnership with N. R. Pogson, director of the Madras observatory.[1] His main responsibility at the observatory was to observe stars and determine their positions for the Madras Catalogues.[1]
During the solar eclipse of August 18, 1868, Chary was given the task of conducting observations from a village called Vunparthy situated to the north of Kurnool.[1] He was also a part of the team which observed the eclipse of December 12, 1871 at Avanashi.[1] In 1874, Chary wrote a treatise on the transit of Venus.[2]
Chary discovered the variable star R Reticuli in 1867.[1] He was the first Indian in modern history to make a significant astronomical discovery. Chary noted that the star which was observed by astronomer T. Moottooswamy Pillai with a Meridian Circle on February 9, 1864 was not visible when observed in January 1866 but could be spotted on January 18, 1867.[1]
Some sources also attribute the discovery of another variable star V Cephei or U Cephei to him but same has not been confirmed by the Madras Observatory.[1]
Chary fell ill and died on February 5, 1880.[1] In an obituary to Chary, The Madras Mail wrote
His... ready skill as an observer, combined with accuracy and speed in computation, and a fair and useful amount of self-acquired mathematical knowledge, rendered him, until disabled by impaired health, invaluable in the Observatory, and the chief share in the catalogue of stars in hand, with the Transit Circle, since 1862, comprising already of over 38,000 separate observations, is due to his personal exertions.[3]
One of Chary's sons Chinthamani Raghava Chary was also an astronomer and helped Chary in preparing a Drigganita Panchang for the year 1880.[1] One of Chary's relatives P. Raghavachari served as third assistant at the Madras Observatory in 1877.[1]
Chary was elected fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society on January 12, 1872 - the first Indian to be elected to the society.[1]
In 1874, Chary wrote a book on the transit of Venus in English and six Indian languages, Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu in the form of a vivada or dialogue between two individuals.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Rao, N. Kameswara; Vagiswari, A.; Thakur, Priya; Birdie, Christina (2009). "C. Ragoonatha Chary and his variable stars" (PDF). Eprint arXiv/0908.3081
- ^ Shylaja, B. S. (May 10, 2009). "Chintamani Ragoonathachari and contemporary Indian astronomy" (PDF). Current Science 96 (9): 1271–1273.
- ^ Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 41. Priestley and Weale. 1881. p. 182.
- Sen, S. N. (1989). "Madras Meridian Circle Observations of Fixed Stars during 1862 to 1887" (PDF). Indian Journal of History and Science 24 (4): 257–283.
- Venkateswaran T. V. "Chinthamani Ragoonathachary and Secularisation of Time During the Late Nineteenth Century Madras Presidency" (PDF). Proceeding No 521 of March 26, 1878, Fr St George. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- Clerke, Agnes Mary (1887). "Chary, Chintamanny Ragoonatha". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.